March Madness Tips: Did You Know?
Written February 8, 2009 by Jack Jones
It’s “Did You Know?” time for the NCAA tournament as we take a look at some facts about March Madness that you may not know. Hopefully this will help you add to your bankroll this season as well as give you and important edge in your brackets. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but it’s a great way to get an early jump on the competition for the NCAA tournament. If you are looking to bet on March Madness this year, you should be sure to check out BetUS.com, which was recently crowned as the #1 sportsbook in America!
Did You Know?
The lowest seed that has ever made it to the championship round is the #8 seed? This has happened twice in the history of the tournament and was accomplished in 1980 by UCLA, who lost to Louisville, and again in 1985 by Villanova, who ended up defeating Georgetown in the final.
The final round of the NCAA Tournament has only featured two #1 seeds 6 times.
It’s fairly common knowledge by now that no #16 seed has ever defeated a #1 seed in the tournament, but you may not know that only 11 of the 96 match ups in tournament history have been within 10 points.
Only once in the history of the NCAA Tournament have all four #1 seeds made it to the Final Four.
A team seeded as #10 or #12 has never made it past the Elite 8.
The #13 and #14 seeds in the tournament have made it as deep as the Sweet 16 only twice.
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First Round Facts
These are the statistics from every NCAA tournament game to date. These numbers should help you when you’re trying to fill out your bracket. There will always be upsets, but, as this list shows, you don’t want to dig too deep in the seeds to find them.
#1 seeds are a perfect 96-0 against #16 seeds in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
#2 seeds are 92-4 over #15 seeds in the opening round.
#3 seeds have gone 81-15 versus #14 seeds in the history of the first round the tournament.
#4 seeds are have a record of 79-17 in 96 match ups in the first round against #13 seeds.
#5 seeds are just 65-31 against #12 seeds in the first round, making them on of the most susceptible to upset.
#6 seeds have fared better against #11 seeds than #5s vs. #12s, with a 66-30 record in the history of the first round.
#7 seeds are 60-36 against #10 seeds.
#8 seeds have lost more than they’ve won against #9 seeds with a 44-52 record in the history of the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Hopefully these facts will help you with your brackets as well as your college basketball betting during March Madness. If you’re still looking for the best way to beat the college basketball spreads this year, you may want to pick up an NCAA basketball picks package from one of our experts.
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